What an eyewitness to an F-15 crash saw

"Morgans" wrote:

Come on, Rich; loose for lose, from a so called journalist? If you made
that mistake, I would think you were stupid. A journalist makes that
mistake, and it gets out to the whole world? I think they are ignorant.

What's being a good speller got to do with being a good reporter? It's the
copy editor's job to catch stuff like that.

--
Dan
? at BFM

"Dan Luke" wrote.

What's being a good speller got to do with being a good reporter? It's
the copy editor's job to catch stuff like that.

It is all about being a professional, and using the tools of the trade; in
this case, words. A simple word. One that a 5th grader should be able to
recognize as being the wrong choice.

What your argument is like is about like asking, "why should a mechanic need
to know how to use a torque wrench?"

And yes, the copy editor and the webmaster should have caught it, too.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:
And yes, the copy editor and the webmaster should have caught it, too.

The copy editor is probably the one who made the typo. The webmaster?
Now you're truly revealing your ignorance about such websites. First
off, there probably is no webmaster per se. That was a WorldNow site,
hosted by a company that provides a centralized hosting facility and
content management tools for many, many stations. Second, a webmaster
would not be involved with the content anyway. The editor enters content
in a content management systems which then publishes it on the site
without any technical staff involvement. Most of all, though, have you
ever seen the writing skills of many web techies like webmasters? They'd
be the *last* people I'd count on for good written language skills.
Based on the paper I see, most can't even write or edit their own
resumes correctly.

"Rich Ahrens" wrote in message
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Morgans wrote:
And yes, the copy editor and the webmaster should have caught it, too.

The copy editor is probably the one who made the typo. The webmaster? Now
you're truly revealing your ignorance about such websites. First off,
there probably is no webmaster per se.

You know, there was a reason I had plonked you long ago, and it is coming
back to me now.

I really don't give a rat's ass if I know exactly how a web page works. A
mistake was made that does not reflect well on a media outlet's
professionalism.

If you can not admit to the fact that a media web site should not be making
mistakes like that, then you have very low standards, or are just arguing
for argument's sake. In either case, I see no reason to continue this any
further.

Pigs and mud and enjoyment, and all.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:
"Rich Ahrens" wrote in message
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Morgans wrote:
And yes, the copy editor and the webmaster should have caught it, too.
The copy editor is probably the one who made the typo. The webmaster? Now
you're truly revealing your ignorance about such websites. First off,
there probably is no webmaster per se.

You know, there was a reason I had plonked you long ago, and it is coming
back to me now.

Yep. It's the fact that you can't make a coherent argument.

I really don't give a rat's ass if I know exactly how a web page works. A
mistake was made that does not reflect well on a media outlet's
professionalism.

And the fact that you cannot distinguish between a typo in a headline
and inaccurate reporting does not reflect well on your judgment.

If you can not admit to the fact that a media web site should not be making
mistakes like that, then you have very low standards, or are just arguing
for argument's sake. In either case, I see no reason to continue this any
further.

I've agreed several times that there was an error made in editing. You,
on the other hand, cannot admit to being caught drawing false
conclusions from it.

Pigs and mud and enjoyment, and all.

Subjects you probably know quite well, I imagine.